Be an insider this September on DStv Compact

September marks the start of the annual awards season and you’re getting front row seats at the SAFTAs with Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161), as well as red carpet access at the Emmys with E! (DStv Channel 124).

There are so many more ways to be an insider with DStv Compact. Docu-drama Murder Inc gives us a jaw-dropping look into the real-life drama behind the record label, while true-crime series The Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty Season 1 catches us up on all the drama surrounding this famous case, which is currently in court in the US, and the trial gets more insane by the day (just look up Alex Murdaugh).

If you’re just here for those DStv Compact great stories, though, The Wife Season 1 and Miss Scarlet And The Duke Season 2 have that perfect blend of mystery, intrigue, romance and drama to make your TV a treasure.

PS: because you get to see so much more on DStv with Compact, check out our other monthly highlights packages for news about September hit series like Better Call Saul Season 6, Coming Out Season 2, Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Season 1, Houvrou Of Trouvrou Season 1, My Life With A Disfigurement, Hidden Passion Season 1, and Dr. Pimple Popper Season 4.

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Murder Inc: Pain, Love & Family Season 1

This five-part docu-series takes us soaring and plunging along with the changes of fortune at the Murder Inc record company. Company mastermind Irv “Gotti” Lorenzo talks about how he founded Murder Inc with his brother Chris after his success at Def Jam Records, and the talent spotting and negotiating behind landing Ja Rule (also a series producer on the show), Ashanti, Jay Z, DMX and Mary J Blige. And just wait till you hear the stories behind the infamous real-life 2003 FBI & NYPD raid (referenced in Ja Rule’s Murder Reigns music video).

Watch Murder Inc: Pain, Love & Family Season 1 from Tuesday, 21 September at 22:00 on BET (DStv Channel 129)

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Miss Scarlet And The Duke Season 2

Young Victorian lady Eliza Scarlet dodges both poverty and unwanted marriage by running her father’s detective agency with the (generally reluctant) help of her childhood friend and her father’s protégé, Detective Inspector William Wellington of Scotland Yard, aka The Duke – and some streetwise help from a petty con man named Moses. This season Eliza is on the trail of both a missing shopgirl and a stolen sketch by Charles Darwin, a blackmail case sets her up against a rival private detective, and she’s accused of breaking into the city morgue.

Watch Miss Scarlet And The Duke Season 2 from Monday, 12 September at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv Channel 120)

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The Julia Child Challenge Season 1

This cooking reality series takes us inside a replica of Julia’s famous as-seen-on-TV home kitchen, where eight home cooks are competing for a chance to study at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, where Julia learned the skills and dishes that she’d later teach the whole world in her long running TV cooking series, The French Chef. In each episode, contestants must first recreate one of Julia’s famous dishes, following along with one of her programmes, which will be shown on the kitchen’s giant TV, then create a unique dish inspired both by Julia, and by their own lives. The tone is more calm and cooperative like baking show The Great British Bake Off, and less like cutthroat reality series Hell’s Kitchen.

Watch The Julia Child Challenge Season 1 from Wednesday, 7 September at 19:55 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)

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The Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty Season 1

This three-episode true-crime documentary delves into the ongoing mystery surrounding the murder of powerful ex-South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s wife Maggie and one of their two sons, Paul (who killed a 19-year-old passenger in a drunk boating accident in 2019), and the accusation that Alex stole millions of dollars from his former clients. The investigations into the deaths have turned up other suspicious events including Alex’s attempt to fake his own murder, the death of the family’s nanny and housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield.

Watch The Murdaugh Murders: Deadly Dynasty Season 1 on Sunday, 25 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)

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The Wife Season 1

Inspired by local author Dudu Busani-Dube’s Hlomu book series, this telenovela follows the Zulu brothers – a Johannesburg crime family, who run a taxi empire – through the eyes of the women they love. Season 1 is centred around middle brother Mqhele (Bonko Khoza) and his troubled marriage with journalist Hlomu (Mbalenhle Mavimbela). Hlomu breaks her engagement to doctor Sandile (Kay Sibiya) after meeting Mqhele at a taxi rank, unaware that his family is behind the cash-in-transit heists that she’s investigating.

Watch The Wife Season 1 Mondays-Fridays from Monday, 12 September at 21:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)

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SAFTA 2022

Calling all local TV fans, get ready for South Africa’s grandest awards night as the stars celebrate the “Frame The Future” theme. DStv is sweeping the Best Drama nominations with Reyka, Slot, Dam and 4 Mure vying for the award. New eHostela hostilities break out as Dumisani Dlamini (Celemba) and Thobani Dlomo Nzuza (Mndeni) go head-to-head for the Best Actor TV Drama award. The late Shaleen Surtie Richards is remembered as one of the Best Supporting Actress Telenovela nominees for her work in Arendsvlei. And the public vote will determine who wins Best TV Presenter, and Most Popular TV Soap Or Telenovela.

Watch SAFTA 2022 on Saturday, 3 September at 19:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)

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Also on Compact this September

• Inside Dubai Season 1 from Thursday, 1 September at 20:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Come Dine With Me Season 18 from Monday, 19 September at 19:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174)
• Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Season 9 from Tuesday, 6 September at 21:30 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• Redemption Season 1 Mondays-Thursdays at 21:30 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• Lady Smith Black Mambazo on Saturday, 10 September at 18:00 on BET (DStv Channel 129)
• Below Deck Down Under Season ? from Sunday, 4 September at 17:15 on E! Entertainment (DStv Channel 124)
• E! Live From The Red Carpet: The 2022 Prime Time Emmy Awards on Tuesday, 13 September at 20:00 on E! Entertainment (DStv Channel 124)
• Restaurant Impossible Season 20 from Saturday, 24 September at 19:00 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Halloween Baking Championship Season 7 from Friday, 16 September at 16:55 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Alex Vs America Season 2 from Saturday, 3 September at 19:55 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Me Or The Menu Season 1 from Sunday, 18 September at 19:00 on The Food Network (DStv Channel 175)
• Kendra Sells Hollywood Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 22:00 on HGTV (DStv Channel 177)
• Farmhouse Fixer Season 2 from Wednesday, 21 September at 22:00 on HGTV (DStv Channel 177)
• Flip To A Million Season 1 from Thursday, 29 September at 21:00 on HGTV (DStv Channel 177)
• Two Shallow Graves Season 1 from Friday, 2 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• Devil In The Web Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• Who Killed Biggie & Tupac? on Sunday, 11 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• American Detective With Lt Joe Kenda Season 2 from Wednesday, 14 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• Mary Kay Letourneau: Notes On A Scandal on Sunday, 18 September at 21:00 on ID (DStv Channel 171)
• Ridiculousness Season 26 from Monday, 5 September at 20:40 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• Black Ink Crew New York Season 3 from Monday, 5 September at 18:15 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• Nick Cannon's Wild & Out Season 1 from Friday, 9 September at 15:10 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• Love At First Lie: Who's A Couple And Who's A Con? Season 1 from Friday, 17 September at 21:00 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• Geordie Shore Reunion Season 23 from Friday, 23 September at 22:00 on MTV (DStv Channel 130)
• PS I Love You: Phumeza And Shota Wedding Special on Saturday, 10 September at 18:30 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• The River Season 4 Mondays-Thursdays from Monday, 26 September at 19:00 on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161)
• Shakespeare And Hathaway Season 4 from Monday, 5 September at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv Channel 120)
• The Wheel Season 2 from Wednesday, 7 September at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv Channel 120)
• The Weakest Link With Romesh Rangathan Season 1 from Wednesday, 21 September at 20:00 on BBC Brit (DStv Channel 120)

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Dazzling TV on DStv Premium and Compact Plus this September

Premium

• Attenborough's Global Adventure Season 1 from Sunday, 11 September at 16:30 on BBC Earth (DStv Channel 184)
• Naked And Afraid XL: Frozen Season 8 from Wednesday, 28 September at 20:00 on Discovery Channel (DStv Channel 121)
• Heels Season 1 from Thursday, 8 September at 20:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Evil Season 3 from Thursday, 15 September at 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• 74th Emmy Awards 2022 on Tuesday, 13 September at 02:00 and 21:30 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• Young Rock Season 2 from Saturday, 24 September at 19:00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)
• The First Lady Season 1 from Monday, 26 September at 20:00 on M-Net (DStv Channel 101)

Compact Plus

• I Love That For You Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 20:30 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Power Book 3: Raising Kanan Season 2 from Tuesday, 6 September at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• The Bachelorette Season 19 from Thursday. 29 September at 22:00 on 1Magic (DStv Channel 103)
• Murdered By Morning Season 1 from Monday, 5 September at 19:00 on CBS Justice (DStv Channel 170)
• Blown Away Season 2 from Monday, 5 September at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)
• Alone: Polar Bear Island Season 9 from Thursday, 15 September at 20:15 on History (DStv Channel 186)

All package alert: September shows

Check out the other highlights packages for more on these shows, which you will also be able to watch this September…

Family

• Better Call Saul Season 6 from Monday, 5 September at 22:00 on Me (DStv Channel 115)
• Mzansi Greed Season 1 from Thursday, 1 September at 21:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Coming Out Season 2 from Saturday, 17 September at 21:30 on Moja Love (DStv Channel 157)
• Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge Season 1 from Wednesday, 28 September at 21:00 on National Geographic (DStv Channel 181)
• Head Over Heels Season 1 from Monday, 19 September at 18:10 on tlnovelas (DStv Channel 133)
• Private Eyes Season 5 from Friday, 9 September at 20:00 on Universal TV (DStv Channel 117)
• Houvrou Of Trouvrou Season 1 from Wednesday, 28 September at 20:00 on VIA (DStv Channel 147)

Access

• My Life With A Disfigurement on Saturday, 10 September at 20:40 on CBS Reality (DStv Channel 132)
• The Incredible Dr. Pol Season 11 from Monday, 5 September at 22:00 on National Geographic Wild (DStv Channel 182)
• Hidden Passion Season 1 from Monday, 26 September at 22:00 on Telemundo (DStv Channel 118)
• Dr. Pimple Popper Season 4 from Friday, 2 September at 21:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)
• 7 Little Johnstons Season 8 from Wednesday, 21 September at 20:00 on TLC (DStv Channel 135)

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